Zaenal Arif
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Zaenal Arif is an Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n footballer currently plying his trade for PSPS Pekanbaru
PSPS Pekanbaru
PSPS, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya is an Indonesian football team based in Pekanbaru. They compete in the division of Indonesian football, Liga Indonesia...

 in Indonesia Super League. At the last Asian Cup in 2007, he became a reserve striker for the Indonesia national football team
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...

. His little broher, Yandi Munawar, is also footballer who currently plays abroad for C.S. Visé
C.S. Visé
Cercle Sportif Visé is a Belgian football club from the city of Visé in the province of Liège. They are playing in the Belgian second division. The club plays its home matches at Stade de la Rue de Mons in Visé. They are nicknamed Les Oies , after the city of Visé nickname.-History:The club was...

.

Persigar

Zaenal start his career with his hometown club, Persigar. He began his first team debut when he was 16 years old. Zaenal stayed with Persigar for one season.

Persib

In the 1998 season, the club moved to Persib. Over here, he rarely plays because he cannot compete with the senior players. He had only played until the 1999 season.

Persita

In summer 2000, he was signed by Persita. At this club he was starting to get rations to play, he started his debut as a major player at the age of 20 years. In the year 2002, aged 21 years, he got the call to play with the Indonesian national team. Zaenal, who is now labeled sudag caps, began to demand by many clubs. He remained in Persita until 2006.

Performance in national team

  • 2000: Junior National Team (U-19)
  • 2001: Sea Games (U-23), Pre World Cup Qualifying (selection)
  • 2002: Tiger Cup
    Tiger Cup
    The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...

    , Pre Asian Cup, Pre Olympic Games
  • 2003: Sea Games (U-23)
  • 2004: Asian Cup Qualification
  • 2006: Merdeka Football Tournament (Pestabola Merdeka), BV International Cup
  • 2007: AFF Championship, Asian Cup

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. December 17, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
1-1 4-2 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

2. December 21, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
2-2 2-2 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

3. December 23, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
2-0 13-1 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

4. December 23, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
6-0 13-1 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

5. December 23, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
7-0 13-1 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

6. December 23, 2002 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
9-0 13-1 2002 Tiger Cup
2002 Tiger Cup
The 2002 Tiger Cup was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 December to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for...

7. October 6, 2003 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 
2-0 2-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...

8. October 8, 2003 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 
0-2 0-3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...

9. October 13, 2003 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 
0-2 0-2 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...

10. August 29, 2006 Malaysia  2-1 2-1 2006 Merdeka Tournament
2006 Merdeka Tournament
The 2006 Merdeka Tournament is the 38th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on August 23 to August 29, 2006. This is the first edition not played at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur which is being refurbished...

11. January 17, 2007 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
2-2 2-2 2007 Tiger Cup
12. June 1, 2007 Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
3-0 3-0 Friendly

Club and national team

  • Liga Indonesia Premier Division: Runners-up 2002 (with Persita Tangerang
    Persita Tangerang
    Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Tangerang , who are commonly referred to as Persita Tangerang or simply as Persita, are an Indonesian football club based in Tangerang, Indonesia. They are now playing in Djarum Indonesian Super-League.Persita have two groups of supporters, i.e...

    )

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